21 Sep 2018 14:20 Newbury
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £16,172); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Dubai Duty Free Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(3) |
| - |
Communique (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
511448 / 9 |
Flat (20) | S De Sousa | Charlie & Mark Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
9/2 | |
| keen tracking leaders, 2nd 5f out, led inside final 3f, came clear final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(1) |
| 1¾ L |
Not So Sleepy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) |
348824 / 12 |
Flat (20) | Jim Crowley | H Morrison Lady Blyth |
8/1 | |
| raced keenly, tracking leaders, went 2nd final 75 yards, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(2) |
| 1 L |
Pacify (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 10) |
462154 / 8 |
Flat (28) | R Kingscote | R M Beckett The Duchess Of… |
9/2 | |
| slowly into stride, held up last, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd last strides | ||||||||||
4th |
7(4) |
| NK |
Alternative Fact (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) |
2-68525 / 7 |
Flat (13) | W Buick | E A L Dunlop The Alternative… |
5/1 | |
| held up in 6th, steady headway on heels of leaders over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
6(7) |
| HD |
Genetics (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
412110 / 6 |
Flat (30) | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding Djt Racing Partnership |
6/1 | |
| led and set steady pace, headed inside final 3f, chased winner until ridden over 1f out, plugged on towards finish | ||||||||||
6th |
8(6) |
| 3¾ L |
Infrastructure (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 8 12) |
623216 / 7 |
Flat (51) | R L Moore | M Meade Sefton Syndicate |
11/4 | |
| held up in last pair, pushed along on outside 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
7th |
3(5) |
| 9 L |
Kasperenko (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
1683-71 / 8 |
Flat (27), Jump (122) |
D C Costello | B G Powell Mr Con Harrington |
25/1 | |
| chased leader until 5f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
8th |
1(8) |
| 19 L |
Platitude (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
5-12805 / 8 |
Flat (17) | Jason Watson | Mrs A J Perrett Mrs S Conway |
20/1 | |
| held up in close 5th, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||